The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 16, 1901, Page 13

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1901 (o} 13 MEN OF MONEY T0 THE RESGUE WIFE'S AGILITY LS oAVES HER LIFE Rothschild and Morgan |Slams Door in the Face| Check the Panic 1 of Her Murderous | | | | | in London. Husband. gl A JERERLLTE T \Stoppage in Northern Pacific| Would-Be Slayer Then Sends | “\Buying Saves Houses | © a Bullet Through From Ruin. | His Brain. IR, | - —Some dramatic de- Epecial Dispatch to The Call. | Quring the 3= LOS ANGELES, May 15.—We will both | togethe shouted Henry W. Wittmer about § o'clock to-night, as he pointed a revolver at his wife; but Mrs. Wittmer as too quick for him, und springing in- | de the door, she slammed it shut and ted it. 4 Wittmer, muttering some incoherent ex- clamation, ‘then placed the revolver's | muzzle in his mouth @hd pulled the trig- ' ger. The bullet pierced his brain and he fell dead. He was found lying in a pool of blood when excited neighbors rushed | to the scene upon hearing the shots. It was some time before the distracted | , Lord He | b te house where Mr. Morga 1d and others were present that if the buying inof N ares was mot stoppe ounce themselves rcely were the words out of hearers realized that MOANING OF THE TRANSFORMER MAKES KNOWN FEENEY’S FATE Carpenter Sent to Roof of Piedmont Power-House to Make Repairs Misses Footing and Falls Across Fatal Wires, Receiving Forc: of forzan, Capel Court, 1 be no £ cific. of Many Houses. that if this arbi- ible to get 114 have feit the ouses whose ave been com- despite the fact stion_had e Tules of Narrow Escape Lord vity, and when those in of t of the last few ich we are in velopm savs en w n Yo apk s financial article at- | wife emerged from the house where the shooting occurred, which is located at 330 | | dgewarc road, just south of emple street, in a rather isolated localit he | was taken to the homé of her father, J.| H. Disler, who resides at 1247 Iona street, | close to the scene of the tragedy. | When seen at _her father's home Mrs. Wittmer, who, despite her claim to the age of nineteen, is little more than a child in appéarance and action, told a sad story of 2 hurried and romantic marriage and its tragic ending. “I met Hermann last September in Fresno,” said the. “and we were married after an acquaintance of but two wee! The ceremony took place on October 1, 1900, and I lived with my husband only thrée days, returning to my parents’ home on October 7. The following note, addressed to his brother, Adolph Wittmer, at the Garfield 1 Hotel, Tacoma, Wash., s left by the suicide: | Dear Brother: As I am about to commit an act of which none of our family is gullty of | | 1 ask you to forgive me. You will hear from other partles cf SOTTOW. Adoif, so please look over this ange their of the different find out all about it in 1 last ou. remain the same Ze courred, since the RMANN WITTMER. s on which the Te- | @ttty dufujufeedofs defoiefesiois doiiil @ based still exist.” mise Will Follow. e Press will | McKINLEY ATTENDS e Northern Pa. CABINET MEETING| ontrol of the ma- | ymmon and pref(rro(} o SR ‘ e b e Tastna | President Continues to Spend a majortiy of the directorate and the d Nearlg All His Time ; With Wife. j Continued From Page Three. { - | | directors and the | stockholders, the Morgan party ! hold, President McKinley met the members of tire the preferred stock, thus wiping his Cabinet last evening at an informal 2 chance of a majority stuck- | conference, which took place In the resi- | TS the Kuhn-Loeb-Harrl-| gence of Dantel W. Earl, 2121 Laguna partrs street, adjoining the temporary home of the Chief utive. The various members of the Cabinet and soci- | the ladies of thelr families attended a % | reception held by Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. St oo gefededs J4=i-3=3o@ | Scott, who are residing at the Earl house GOVERNOR NASH | President and Mrs. McKinley. % TALKS TO ALUMNI The affair was not a reception in the | Buckeye State Executive Pl‘filses'i | general sense of the word and lasted but | a short time. While the ladies of the California and Its In- stitutions. | Presidential party met in one apartment | the President and his Cabinet met in an- other roon Continued From Second Page. When t Ministers had as- abled word was conveved to the Pre: djoining house and he walked y T. Scott from one residence to | The Chief Executive had a another. \ | troubled appearance but, in his sorrow, | I ed by wife's illnes¢, he had a| and a greeting for the police and de- | e guard and newspaper representa- | embled in the front of the Scott | _EY, —The members of | ersity of ifornfa Alumni Asso- held their annual reunion luncheon on at 1 o'clock in Harmon About 700 alumni and guests Governor Nash of Ohio, entertained at the home of appeared at the luncheon close and made one of the | conference held by the President | At the and his Cabinet it was decided that the | Cabinet should not attend any functions to-day and word was sent to the local re- ception committee that the trip to Tam- alpais was to be canceled. | Regarding the other events, scheduled for this afternoon and evening, the recep- tion committee was informed that the | Cabinet officers could say nothing definite until noon to-day. The movements of the Cabinet depend on the condition of Mrs. McKinley and it is possible that the members of the President’s official family may decide to take no part in any of the programmed events of the week. | After the conference the President valked from the BEarl home to the Scott jence and in the short walk he com- ed on the dense fog that was drifting | over the locality, shrouding the guards surrounding the Scott home. | voir sookbeity. Bt Greatest Apprehension Is Felt. | E of 21l is the| The condition of Mrs. McKinley re- jonal matters, | mained the same last evening as during vour univers the day. She was reported to have taken | Ith or prosperity. | Some liquid nourishment, but the great- | ve admired E utiful val- n somewhat of your won- < we peed in our oldar | est apprehension was felt lest, in her = Gucnted men and women | Weakened condition, the spark of . life ur affairs. We of Ohio are | might go out. , £ its rees, its manufactories, | When Mrs. McKinley is consclous she recognizes the President and he is con- stantly by her side. Doctors Gibbons, Hirschfelder and Rixey held another consultation last of whom we are especially | €vening, previous to the President meet- th great pleasure to | ing the Cabinet. The report of the doc- m as we do. I am |tors was not given out, but Private Secre- jons vou have given |tary Cortelyou announced that there w McKinley, President of [ no change in the condition of the distin guished patient. Since Sunday night the President has been constantly by the bedside of his wife and it was only {n the hope of her recov- ery that the news of Mrs. McKinley's se- rious condition was held back from the | public. The strain whicn the President | has undergone in the past few days has been very trying and he has sacrificed a great deal in order to try and carry out his engagements. | | President Stays in Sickroom. i i | | | | e you we take more than in all an in Ohio— neighbor city SR William i States, good wish that T have to | may the University of to grow and increase may be a pride to ic for all time to 8. Greene, president of the Alumni Association, and G. W. Plerce, class of 1 responded to toasts. President Wheeler tendered a farewell reception to-night in Hearst Hall to the | graduating class. The affair closed the events of commencement week. During the entire day yesterday the President never left the room where his wife lay, and it was only at the entrea- ties of those about him that he took a | few minutes’ walking exercise. | The Cabinet Ministers reluctantly con- | sented to carry out the President’s wishes | that they attend the commencement exer- cises at Berkeley and visit Oakland, but | they had no heart in the festivities while | their great leader was watching at the bedside of his sick wife. The Cabinet officers did not attend the jinks at the Bohemian Club last evening, | but sent their regrets. The deep gloom | that has fallen on the President is shared by his official family, and it is itkely that | they will not take part in_any functions during the illness of Mrs. McKinley. | Unless there is an improvement ‘in the | condition of the President's wife this | morning a number of leading physicians | of the city will be called into consultation. The President has every faith in the physicians now in attendance on his wife, but he desires that nothing that science can do be left undone. Knights Templar Abandon Parade. The Knights Templar will abandon their proposed parade scheduled for to-morrow giternoon. A meeting of the order was v a | held yesterday, when it was known that | P A etary | Mrs. McKinley was in a_ecritical condi- O A pecTetary | tion, and it was decided that the wishes Woiaamphrey; Senlor | of the President should be learned before atson: Junior condul- | taxing any further steps to hold the pa- 1; nside sentingl, A. R-| rage. The Templars will learn to-day that | o oo arranements coneists | he. Will not participate in any events in of most of the foregoing officers and also A e R S o Tom ~Billingsica, 4. C. Fielding, 3. i | the Templars will not carry out the pro- Smith and J. G. Saxton. No intoxicating | POpedl celebration, =~ liquors will be sold on the ground on the | o TP morning Dre. s o ot the phmo 0 5, the ground on the | ger and Rixey will hold a consultation will be the orator of the Gap and the result of the meeting is awaited e the orator of the day. with anxiety by the milllons of people | " who sympathize with President McKinley Daly Dies of His Injuries. in his hour of sorrow. mes T ly. mechanic’s foreman at the FAILWAY CONDUCTORS PLAN FOR EXCURSION Programme Includes Basket Picnic Under Greenwood Tree at Camp Taylor. The third annual excursion and picnic of Division No. 115 of the Order of Rail- v Conductors will take place at Camp vior next Wednesday, May 22, and will be plenty of fun when the jolly sctors and their friends gather under g nwood trees for a day of relaxa- rom arduous duties. The proceeds rsion will be devot: to the nefit and relief funds of the are about ninety conduc- sion 115, embracing men who ntern on freight and passen- nd their field of labor is, gen- aking, on the coast division of ithern Paecific Company’s lines, on fornia and Northwestern and the co and North Pacific Coast of the division are: Chief el TN s or i JACQUES' CASE CONTINUED--The pre- B “.1_ . died in (he German |, 4l "o amination of Thomas G. Jacques last Tuesday night from injuries | 354 his wife, Caroline E. Jacques, charged by being siruck by a streetear on May 6, at the crossing of Army and entucky streets. The body was taken to the Morgue yesterdav. with kidnaping the old man, Joseph O'Hare, was called in Judge Cabaniss’ court yesterday afternoon and continued till this morning on uceount of the illness of the male defendant. 16,000 Volts of Electricity and M — eeting With Instant Death -3 ber he was after having been above them. Body Almost Unrecognizable. ‘When Engineer Babcock and a force of men climbed to the roof they found a charred and almost unrecognizable body. A rope was employed to lower the body to the ground. Dr. Cunningham was called from near by, but he said there was no hope. Afterward the Coromer was noti- fied and the remains were removed to the morgue. . “If is very evident that Feeney lost his footing,” sald Engineer Bahcock, com- mentingrupon the accident. ‘““The moment he touched the wires he was killed. He probably never knew what struck him. I called a doctor, just for the sake of do- ing scmething, for there have been cases where men have been revived three hours after being struck by electricity. It is e AKLAND, May 15.—Sixteen thou- sand volts of electricity instantly killed Thomas J. Feeney this morning at the Piedmont Power- house of the Oakland Transit Company. There were no witnesses to the accident and just how it happened is not known. Feeney lived with his wife and three children at 1570 Fiibert street and was employed as a carpenter by Contractor Harry Wharton, who is doing some work for the Bay Counties Power Company, which furnishes electricity to the Oak- land Transit Company. He has been working steadily for three weeks past with the power company and to-day he was to_have finished up his_employment and quit the place. Feeney started to work at the power- house at 8 o'clock this morning and a few minutes afterward he was ordered by the superintendent of construction to go the roof of the building for some timbe: that had been left there. They were to have been used as supports for a water tank being bullt in another section of the transformer is an important part of an electric power plant and when anything crosses the wires or 11 any way interrupts the circuit it indicaies that there is a dis- turbance making a rumbling noise Iike an overheated boiler. Aroused by Transformer. Constructing Engineer A. W. Babcock, as’soon as he noticed this manifestation, rah to the instrument that controls the current and shut it cff instantly. An_examination of the premises fol- lowed the cutting off of the current with the 1esult that Feeney's lifeless body was found lying in a heap on the roof. Just above the body stretched the wires charged with from sixteen to twenty thousand volts of electricity, which had been the agents of death. These are the main {ransmission wires of the Bay Coun- tiés Power Company and they carry the electricity 140 miles from the Yuba River. They enter the power-house through the roof at the point where Feeney was work- ing. Fhat Feeney should have come In con- tact with the wires {s accounted strange by his employers. He was more than or- dinarily cautious about his work, they ¥ CARPENTER WHO WAS ELEC- TROCUTED AT THE PIED- MONT POWER-HOUSE. 3 e hard to say how many volts passed through Feeney’'s body, as there was no | one in the room where the indicator is at the time of the accident, but I should not | say that it was less than 16,000. The wires are capable of curylnf more but at the 10 i say, and never moved about without first time the voltage was low on account of FetmE: 3id not return alive, The first ascertaining if it was safe to do so. The the small demand for power.” L warning that something had happened most plausible explanationis that the dead _Coroner Mehrmann held the inquest to- vame Shrough the ‘growling” of the man slipped down the corrugated iron night at 8 o'clock, the jury returning a frameformer in the engine-room. The roof upon the wires below him, the lum- verdict of accidental death. ABOUNTY BILLS WAECK TREASURY Gopher Tails in Utah Too Numerous for a County. May 15.—Gophers, at § cents a head, have brought practical bankruptey to- the county of Toocle, Utah. They multiplied so rapidly to SALT LAKE, become a veritable plague, and enterpris- | ing men, and school boys as well, have profited so much by killing them and re- caiving bounty for their tails that the County Commissioners not only have abol- ished the practice of paying bounties, but also have been compelled to cancel bids for the erection of a new county jail b cause nearly all the treasury funds have been paid out for gopher tails. A few weeks ago the rodents became so bad that the County Commissioners of- fered a bounty of 5 cents apiece for them. In a-few days the schoolhouses of the county were practically without pupils, | nearly every boy, armed with traps and ison, being out 'in the fields and prairie mxnllng gophers. Men joined in the hunt. The little animals were slaughtered by thousands, and one day the county paid out $800 in bounties. So great became tnhe drain that notice has now been published abolishing the bounty and bringing an ond to a very flourishing industry. The notice came too late to save the treasury, but in the meantime the county has been rid of a pest that was bringing ruin to every farmer. BOLD ATTEMPT TO ROB A MARKET-STREET SALOON Two Men Assault Proprietor With a Piece of Gaspipe and Severely Injure Him. Jeremiah O'Conner, the proprietor of a saloon at 1425 Market street, was the vie- tim of a murderous assault made yester- day afternoon by two men who entered the place with the evident intention of robbing it. O'Conner, who is advanced in vears, was behind the bar when the men entered and called for drinks. After having been served they took | seats at a table and commenced to play cards, After a time O'Conner was invited fo join in the game. He accepted the invitation and was looking over his cards when suddenly one of the men drew a joint of gaspipe about two feet long, which had been covered with a plece of garden hose, and struck O'Conner on the head with it. O’Connerfell to the floor, when two more blows were dealt him. He called for assistance and the would-be robbers ran out of the place and. made good their escape. Officer Flynn, who was on duty in the neighborhood was summoned and he had the injure man removed to the General Emergency Hospital, where Dr. Stevens dressed three severe lacerated wounds on the side of his head. O'Conner furnished the police a de- scription of the two men, He recognized one of them as a stranger who had been in his saloon on a previous occasion. ———e—— Fair Will Contest Continued. Judge Troutt made an order yesterday continuing the nearing of the contest in- stituted by Charles L. Fair to the wili of the late James G. Fair to June 5. The re- mittitur from the Supreme Court declar- ing the trust clause of Fair's will invalid will be filed in the Supreme Court on the 20th inst., and it is expected that at that time Charles L. Fair's contest will be dis- missed. e Seven Years for Burglary. Albert Fisher, a well-known tool thief, was sentenced by Judge Cook yesterday to serve seven years in San Quentin on the charge of burglary. March 21 he broke into the toolhouse of E. A. Leonard at Leidesdorff street and stole & quan- tity of carpenters’ tools. LINITS POWERS OF COMMISSION Railroad Board Cannot Fix Streetcar Rates. A decision was handed down yesterday by the Supreme Court, sitting at Sacra- mento, affirming the judgment rendered by Judge Seawell of the Superior Court of this city and county in which it was held that the State Board of Railroad Commissioners had no jurisdiction over the Market Street Raflway Company and could not examine into the affairs of the corporation for the purpose of fixing the P nger rate or for any other purpose. This decision effectually disposes of the contention of the Rallroad Commission that the authority {v fix the rates of all streetcar as well as transportation com- panies was vésted in it by constitutional provision. Review of Cause of Action. Several years ago the Railroad Com- mission_sought to investi?filv the affairs of the Market Strect Railway Company, but Joseph L. Willcutt, secretary of that corporation, refused to obey the summons calling upon him to produce the books of the company for investigation by the com- mission, which purpused assuming juris- diction over the company's affairs, es- pecially in the matter of rates. Willeutt's refusal to produce the books resulted in the filing of an application by the com- mission for a writ of mandate to compel Willeutt to obey the summons of the com- mission. In the petition for the writ it was set forth that on April 14, 1896, the commis- sion_determined to investigate the affairs of the Market Street Rallway Company with the object in view of ‘‘establishing proper charges’” for the carrying of pas- sengers. It was necessary that the books of the company be examined and in conse- quence on_August 15 of the same year Secretary Willeutt was subpenaed to ap- pear before the commission and furnish it with the information desired. Judge Seawell Sustained. On_ September 7, the date set for the hearing, Mr. Willcutt, accompanied by Attorney Foshay Walker, appeared before the board and refused to comply with the demand of the commission. Suit to com- pel compliance was brought, the commis- sion cluiming the 1ight to examine tho companry’s books and accounts. The company_filed answer denying that the Marfie\: Street Railway Company was a transportation company and denied the co{nmls:lon's claim to the right to fix the rates. The action was heard by Judge Seawell, argument on the status of the defendant corporation occupying several days. At the end of the hearing Judge Seawell held that the contentions of the company were correct. Hence he refused to_issue the writ and dismissed the action. Judge Sea- well’s decislon has been sustained the Supreme Court and the Market Street Rlailzlwny Company bas won a substantial victory. Burglar Detected at Work. The residence of Carl L. Koster at 128 Steiner street was entered Tuesday night by a burglar, who gained entrance to the house by prying open a dining-room win- dow. He was discovered by Miss Maud Lardner, a sister-in-law of Koster. She fis,ve an alarm and the burglar made good is escape just as Koster appeared on the scene armed with a revolver., He had packéd up several hundred dollars’ worth of silverware to carry off, but dropped it in his flight. —_ e Polish Society Picnic. The Soclety of Poles, Lithunians an Rousines of California will hold its an- nual pienie in San Rafael Park, San Ra- fael, next Sunday. There will be music by the First Regiment band and games for old and young. The committee of ar- rangements will do all it can to make the affalr a pleasant success. FEARS FRANGE la INPERIL Condemned Royalist Se- cretly Returns to Paris. PARIS, May 15.—Another convocation of the French Senate as the high court of France is promised by the unexpected re- turn to this country of the Marquis de Lur-Saluces, the well-known Royalist and former member of the Chamber of Depu- ties, who, in January, 1900, at the time of the conspiracy trials, was condemned, in default of appearance, to ten years’ han- ishment for treason. The president of the Senate, M. Fallieres, received a letter to- day. in which the Marquis says: ‘At the present moment, when the Gov- ernment of .the republic is striving des- perately to ruin industry and commerce, paralyze natfonal work, disorganize the army and destroy religious faith—in a word, to utterly destroy the fatherland it- self—I intend to provoke another public discussion before the high court on the question of who are the real authors of the conspiracy threatening the existence of 5 ance. I hold myself at your dis- Gial The letter caused much_ stir in the lob- bies of the Senate. The Marquis de Lur- Saluces sought refuge in Belgium, where he was closely watched by the police, whom he succeeded in eluding and re- turned-to his mansion in Paris a few days ago. : ‘Women Neighbors Quarrel. Mrs. Luthina Callaghan was arrested yesterday by Policeman Laws on a war- rant charging her with battery. The complaining witness {s Mrs. Mary E. Balkwell, 1160 Harrison street, who is a neighbor of Mrs. Callaghan and has a common right to the yard at the rear of the house. Saturday Mrs. Balkwell was in the yard hanging out clothes to dry when a fox-terrier belonging to Mrs. Cal- laghan annoyed her. She was driving the dog away when Mrs. Callaghan ap- Een.red on the scene, grabbed hold of her ack halr, threw her to the ground and dragged her around the yard, blackening h_her eyes and otherwise injuring her. She had to summon a physiclan and was unable to leave her bed till yesterday. —_— Dr. Bunker in Court. The preliminary examination of Dr. Robert B. Bunker on the charge of mur- der in connection with the death of Jane Bouillaguet, a governess, was commenced before Judge Cabaniss yesterday after- noon. The defendant was represented by Attorneys Hosmer and Kelly. e wit- nesses examined were Miss-Adele Cearles, a friend of the decedent; Mrs. Jules Levy, 2510 Jackson street, where she was em- ployed as governess, and Mrs. Emma Sid- dall, a nurse at 1609 Jackson street. Their :‘\:ld(e:nce vr‘Es laboutn t.hs“sume as given at e Coroner’s inque: e case was con- tinued till May 21. - i g ‘Will Fight Police Commission. The dquestion of granting new licenses to the saloons recently closed in the neighborhood of the Presidio occupied the time of the Palice Commissioners last ight. Several attorneys appeared- before the commission and Intimated that unless the order revoking certain licenses was not set aside an appeal would be taken to the courts to determine the authority of the board to arbitrarily close saloons. W. H. Young, a restaurant-keeper on Kearny street, was permitted to employ thres special policemen. His J)lnce 18 be- ing boycotted by the cooks and waiters. —_—————— CARRIED KNOCKOUT DROPS—-Willlam Johnston was sentenced to the County Jail for five months by Judge Cabaniss yesterday for having two bottles of knockout drops in his possession. ‘was arrested early Sunday morning by Pollcemen Ka and Fowle on Kearny KILLS HIMSELF 1000 FELLOWS WITH REVOLVER Aged W.F.Darling Com- mits Suicide at Hay- wards. SRR Drink Leads Water Works Superintendent to Self- Murder. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, May 15. | _W. F. Darling, superintendent of | San Lorenzo Water Company, committed residence in Haywards by shooting him- seif in the head with a revolver, instantly | killing himself. The deed was the result of despondency | caused in part by fll-health brought on by | intoxicants, in which Darling had been { heavily indulging of late. Shortly before Darling ended his life his daughter went to his bedroom to greet | him, as was her custom. He kissed the young woman and bade her good-by. As she stepped out and closed the door Dar- ling pulled the pistol from under his pil- lew, where he had concealed it, and plac- ing the muzzle at his head, pulled the trigger. Miss Darling heard the shot and rushed back to the room, only to find her father dead. He had been comsl-ln!ng to friends dur- lh’\z fits of despondency and had threat- ened in the hearing of Town Trustee Bruner to shoot himSelf. £ His wite and daugnter resided with Dar- ling at his home on B street. They moved to Haywards from Marysville eightyears ago, He was connected there, as here. with the water works. Darling was a member of Eucalyptus Lodge of Masons and of Sycamore Lodge of Odd Fellows, both of Haywards. e was a veteran of age. | mm—— - TIVOLI COMPANY SEEKS ‘WOODS FOR RECREATION Opera-Singers Enjoy Outing as the Guests of Mrs. Ernestine Kreling. pany held their annual outing near El Campo yesterday, with Mrs. Ernestine big success. The party to the number of forty left this city in the morning_and crossed the bay to Tiburon. Here launches were pressed into service and a pleasant spot on the Marin hills was se- lected for the day’s enjoyment. “Teddy” Hartman was president of the day and under his direction, and with “Doec” Leahy as timekeeper, a programme of athletic events was carried out. The first event was a swimming match be- | tween Hartman and ‘“Cupid” Newbauer, | which resulted in a dead heat. dorff, the musical director of the com- pany, won the fat man's race in a close finish with Michael Voisin, keeper of the back door, who is said to be handicapped with a broken leg. Harry Cashman won the prize for throwing the hammer he being a “prom nent” of the “Anwil Chorus.” The ham- mer nearly killed a calf in the adjoining field and the irate owner had to be pac fled with some of the edibles and drink- abies which the party brought along for its own delectation. Maud French caught the first fish of the day and won a pair of shoes. The fish weighed two ounces and will be preserved as a memento of the occasion. The hopping race was won by a Japanese who does not use any “hop.” Arthur Cunningham, the hand- some barytone of the company, won the female race, and Annie Myers got so sea- sick that she gave up her part irr the next plece. “Ted” Webb was accused of fixing the races and winning all the money in sight, and “Freddy” Kavanagh “snap- shotted” the whole crowd. An amusing feature of the day was the rescue of Harry Cashman from one of the recks in Raccoon Straits. He missed the boat and hired a launch, in which he pr ceeded to Tiburon. He ran high and dry on the rock and an improvised life-saving crew took him off to slow music. The following named made up the picnic cast: Arthur Cunningham, Edward Webb, Joseph Fogarty, Harry Cashman, Thomas Guise, Fred Kavanagh, Joseph Fogarty, Arthur Boyce, Fer- ris Hartman, Maggie Frances Leavy. Cora Har- ris, Aimee Leicester, Annie Myers, Josie Davis, Maud French, Flora Norris and Belle Heath. SLAYS HIS PLAYMATE WITH A COBBLESTONE Charles Mariani Dies From Effects of a Wound Inflicted by a Companion. Charles Mariani, aged 11 years, while | leaving a church at Flibert and Dupont | streets last Thursday was attacked by two other boys, one of whom threw | stone, striking him on the head, causing a fracture of the skull. lad was at once removed to his home at 1107 Montgomery street, Tuesday night from the effects of the in- | jury he received. Before becoming unconscious he ac- cused Baptista Tossi, having inflicted the wound. Tossi lives at 810% Battery street. He was placed ynder arrest by Detective Ri- | ordan shortly after the death of his vie- tim was reported to the police, but as his parents promised to have him at the inquest no formal against him. Tossi claims that Mariani and two other boys attacked him as they were leaving the church. Realizing his inability to cope with them, he claims, he picked up a stone which was lying at his feet and hurled it at Mariani, whom, he claims, was his principal tormentor. Seeing the blood spurt from his victim’'s head, he ran to his home and notified his parents of what had happened. Yesterday when apprised of the death of Mariani he wept bitterlv and asked to be taken to the bier of the dead boy. “I didn’'t mean to hurt him,” he tear- fully remarked. “I threw the stone, in- tending to seare him.” Tossi was taken before Coroner Leland, to return to his home. The parents will have him present at the inquest, which is to be held to-day. GRAND JURY COMMENDS SHERIFF LACKMANN Calls Attention to Large Saving Ef- The Grand Jury submitted a report yes- terday regarding the condition of the County Jails and the nuilsances existing in the University and Bay View districts. It recommends that the Sheriff be allowed $1350 to improve jail No. 1, $3400 for repalrs tc jail No. 2 and also a sufficient sum to repair jail No. 3. The report concludes: “We have examined the statement of expenditures by the Sheriff furnished to the Mayor January 11, 191, and believing the same to be correct have to congratu- late the people of this city upon having a Sheriff who has condueted his business efficiently and humanely at a saving of 5 86 over the average expenditures of the preceding six years.” | “Regarding the scuth end nuisances the Grand Jury requests the Bupervisors to cause the dairies and cattle corrals to be removed from that section on the ground that their maintenance deters the im- provement of adjacent property. —e————— Arrested for Larceny. JohnJ. McCall was arrested last night at the corner of Fourth and Market streets by Officers Clancey and Thomas Flynn on a charge of attempting to commit grand larceny, which was preferred inst him by Frank P. Pinkley. Pinkley cl that while he was walking alon, rket street in the company of another man and two young ladies he was struck across the breast b‘ McCall, who then attempted to seize his watch. Pinkle: the | | suicide at 5:30 o’clock this morning at his the civil war, and sixty-three years of | The members of the Tivoli Opera Com- ! Kreling as hostess, and the affair was a | Paul Stein- | ag The unfortunate | where he died | aged 13 years, of | charge was placed | and after being interrogated was allowed | sted street while in company with ‘lfl}fz" and turned McCall over to m HOME REMAING It Will Not Be Moved From Thermalito for Many Years. Delegates to Communication Vote $3000 for Build- ing Hospital. PO R At the commurication of the Grand | Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows ye ay the recommendation of W. Watson that there be built as an adjunct to the home at iThermnH:o a hospital for the proper | treatment of the invalids there was adopt- ed and the trustees were authorized to expend for such purpose a sum rot ‘o ex- ceed $3000. Grand Master Watson's other suggestions that there be a smoking Toam apart from the library and 'mprove- ments in the barber and the shoemaker shop, which will involve but small ex- pense were also adopted. The action of the Grand Lodge in appropriating the sum named for a hospital is taken as a sign that a possible removal from Thermalito will not take place for some years. The report of the special committee on site for a new home was adopted. The only recommendation in that report was that the Alum Rock site, known as the White tract, should be accepted contin- gent upon Santa Clara fulfilling certaln conditions. On this point the report says: Your committes has learned, to its great re- gret, that there is grave doubt as to the abil- ity of the Odd Fellows and cifizens of Santa Clara County to raise the money required to purchase the White ranch. The price asked is $20,000, and, while not considered unreason- able, 'is sueh’ that we would not, under all | the circumstances, advise the Grand Lodge to purchase the property. In case fhe nta Clara County Odd Feliows and citizens remew their generous offer, and pledge themselves to raise the needed money and donate the White ranch fo the order, subject to reasonable con- ditions as to time of building, your committes would unanimoysly recommend its acceptance by this Grand Lodge. The report of the committee of the trus- tees of the home was adopted exceot that portion relative to expenditures, An_announcement was made that {he daughter of an Odd Fellow, a resident of Los Angeles, was in distréss. The hat was passed around and the sum of 3110 was secured. A great part of the afternoon session was taken up in the discussion of abpeal cases. In the evening the initiatory work was exemplified by Fidelity Lodge, and thenm followed the third degree given by Apollo Lodge. This morning the special order will be the election of grand officers immadiately after roll call. el PR A, CALIFORNIA REBEKAHS. The Orphans’ Home at Gilroy to Be Improved. The report of the trustees of the Or- phans’ Home at Gilroy was the principal topic of discussion yesterday at the ses- | sion of the Rebekah assembly. The sug- gestions of the trustees were fully consid- ered and the latter were authorized to purchase a five-acre tract adjoining on the west of the present site. It was also de- cided to authorize the trustees to give the | children, within the limit of funds on | hand, instruetion in telegraphy as sug- | gested by the president of the assembly, dressmaking, cooking and lessons and irn- structions in other useful occupations as far as practicable. During the day a number of voluntary | contributions of money to the nome fund were reeeived and more were promised. | Past Grand Master L. L. Alexander de- livered an interesting address on tife Re- bekah branch of the order. | _In the evening District Deputy Mrs. Eola M. Cyrus and her staff of officers | gave an exemplification of the installation | work with that skill which, during the | year expirfung, won so much commenda- | tion for those who took part in it. This | was followed by an address by Past Grand Master Barnes and an exhibition |drill by San Francisco Rebekah Drill Corps No. 2, under command of Captain Allie Parker. | The special order of business to-day will | be the election of officers. | DENTAL COLLEGE ALUMNI i ASSOCIATION IN SESSION | Banquet at Palace, Presided Over by | Dr. Charles Lilton, Closes E Event. | The Alumni Association of the dental | department of the University of Cali- | fornia met yesterday morning at the col- | lege clinical rooms. | _The entire forenoon was devoted to in- | teresting clinics, which were witnessed by | a large number of the alumni. Among the linics presented were the following: *“Exhibit in Orthodontia,” Dr. H. G. Allen; “Bridge Work,”” Dr. F. G. Baird; “Exhibit of Students’ Work,” Dr. C. H. Bowmar “Gold Filling by Hand Pressure,”” Pr. W. M “Adjustment of -Logan Crown, “Demonstration with De L. Van Orden; “‘Seamless | Crowns,” Dr. €. N. Post; “Eshibit Radio- | graph of Teeth in Mouth,” Dr. R. Hale. The afternoon was spent in inspecting the Affliated Colleges buildings and in the election of officers for the ensuing year, | which resulted as follows: President, Fred G. Baird, D. D. S.; vice ! president, Joseph A. Jeffrey, D. D. S.; record- ing secretary, Charies H. Howman. D. D. S.: corresponding secretar: WWilllam M. Hefring- ton, D. D.'S.; treasurer, H. G. Allen, D. D. S. : The meeting closed with a banquet at | i Herrington; Pr. J. D. Hodgen id,” Dr. the Palace Hotel. Dr. Charles TLilton toastmaster. The following acting as composed the pro- toasts and - music | gramme: | “Examinations,” Dr. C. L. Goddard; ‘‘Reci- | tations,” Dr. M. J. Sullivan; solo, Pr. B. M. | cences, | tionship of Dentistry to Medieine,” Dr. | W. Kerr; “The Ladies,”” Dr. J. Swan. For#y-eight graduates of the class of | 1901 were welcomed into the asspciation, | raising its total membership to over #00. - — et PUGILIST COX DEFENDANT IN A SUIT FOR DIVORCE Bertram Cox, better known as “Tom- my"” Cox, the Australian pugilist, has been sued for divorce. -Alice Lillian Cox, the girl-wife of the pugilist, alleges in her complaint, which was filed yesterday, that though she has been married but six weeks her husband no longer cares for her and admits it, and that he shows his lack of affectlon by sundry acts of brutality. Mrs. Cox alleges that since she married her husband he has cursed and abused her, threatencl to beat and choke her, and in fact, did strike hér on one occasion. For these acrs of cruelty Mrs. Cox de- mands a decree of divorce and such other | relief as the ccurt may see fit to grant. Decrees of divorce were granted yester- day to Marie A. Tully from Oscar W. Tully for crueliy, and Mary A. Masury from Wyzeman M. Masury on statutory grounds. Suits for divorce were filed by Dolly T. Reilly against Thomas J. Reilly for de- sertion, and Joseph Cuneo against Isa- bella Cuneo for desertion. Pears’ What a luxury Pears’ p is! t is the cheapest and best toilet soap in all the world. Sl Do M e} All sell it,